How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion
A new book shows the many interesting ways Indians eat rice and combine it with other ingredients
Why are so many trees falling in Mumbai?
‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire’ rescues the emperor from both praise and condemnation
A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
‘Super Subbu’ trailer: Telugu series explores sex education lessons in a village
Lahore, love and loss: Why a Partition-theme film sparked memories of my parents’ difficult romance
How indie film ‘The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb’ explores ‘emotional time’
What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say
Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests
How selective public outrage can justify custodial deaths, reinforce state impunity
A new book shows how Dara Shukoh won the Sikhs’ friendship despite Mughals hostility towards them
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